Blog 23/1/23
Continuing with the Scottish theme children had the opportunity to try Haggis neeps and tatties at the snack area and also enjoyed some Scottish oatcakes and cheese.
In the creative arts area we have been celebrating and discussing Robert Burns. We have been looking at the different patterns created by tartan and made our own kilts using weaving skills. Some beautiful tartans were created. We also looked at Robert Burns song ‘My Love Is Like A Red Red Rose.’ We looked at real roses, their structure, petals, stem and leaves. We used red and green paint to paint our own red roses.
In the tech area we have enjoyed listening to Scottish music and watching highland dancers. With the children showing in an interest in Nessie we watched a video of Barnaby Bear on a boat searching for Nessie the Loch Ness monster. We discussed what Nessie might look like and looked at photo’s of Nessie sightings. The children shared “Nessie might be shy” and “there might be lot’s of Nessies because the water is really big” We extended this learning by drawing our own Nessie’s and making Loch Ness Monsters out of loose parts. 
In the malleable area this week we have been exploring the Scotland book and creating play around our interests from the book . We made coloured play dough and weaved tartan and used play dough to stick patterns together using coloured sticks .Nessie was pointed out in the Scotland book so we found out where he lived in Scotland and made our own loch and Nessie using green play dough. We found Nessie lives in a loch in Inverness and is very shy and is hard to find.
Great week learning through children’s own ideas and curiosity leading their own learning.
